I was working on a guide this week and needed a stitch for the side of a building but didn't feel like going though any books. I decided to take a Cashmere stitch and move it around and come up with something. I am sure it is somewhere in a book but my point is that you don't need a book to come up with a stitch. Take a stitch element and start doodling on a piece on graph paper and see what you come up with.

December 07, 2014

Happy Sunday everyone! It has been a long week at The Needle Works and week one of the sale is behind us. Canvas flew out the store but there are still some great canvas in the store. We are making room for new canvas that will go up in January and for those items that we will be ordering at Market in January.

Now for show and tell. Annie J. picked up her 2 owls from Maggie Co. from the framer this week and they turned out fantastic. She did one during studio time with me and the other in an Enhancement class with Meridith.

Todaay's Share a Stitch is Bargello Diamonds. What a great sky, stitch the centers with a metallic for stars.

Be sure and mark your calendars with the following dates:

We will be open on Monday, December 22nd.

Closed

December 24, 2014 thru January 5, 2015

We will re-open January 6th (Tuesday)

Be sure and stop by to see new canvas up on the walls.

January 10-12, 2015 - Corliss and I will be at Market. Follow the blog for updates.

December 01, 2014

This weeks stitch is called "Helen's Lace". This stitch is beautiful for a sky, snow or a flowing skirt.

It is that time of year again. Our annual Sale starts tomorrow.

Please read the details below

DECEMBER SALE STARTS DECEMBER 2nd.

40% off Painted Canvas

20% off Threads and Notions

• Orders must be placed ON or after December 2nd. The Sale is on IN STOCK items only.

• Due to the number of people in the store on Tuesday, December 2nd, we will not be answering the phones. Orders must be placed through the Web Store if you will not be coming into the store.

The orders placed in the web store will be filled in order placed. We will start pulling those orders at 10 a.m. when the store opens on Tuesday.

• We try very hard to keep the Web Store current but it is not always possible. We cannot guarantee that orders placed on the Internet will be in stock. We will let you know if the order you placed can be filled.

• Orders for threads will be taken via email but must include thread name and number.

• Heritage Laying Tools, Books and series currently being offered (Horse Play, Brenda Stofft Nativity) are not included in sale.

• Discounts will be given when we charge out your order. Your credit card is not processed on the Website.

We will not be able to write guides for canvas during the sale. If you want a guide we can put in in the loop to be written in January. Threads will be pulled when guide is being written and will not be discounted.

The sale will end the last day the store is open for 2014. We will close on Tuesday, December 23rd for the Holidays.

Between Llano and Fredericksburg on Highway 16 there is a beautiful road called the Willow City Loop. It meanders through private ranches and it just amazing. The vistas and fields of wildflowers are amazing. Because of the rain and cold winter we had the Bluebonnets are particularly stunning. The white Poppies make the fields look they are covered in snow.